Container for cedar shavings



L E. TRACY.

CONTAlNER FOR CEDAR SHAWNGS.

APPLICATION FILED FB.l4,1920.

l Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

- I/V/TNESSES 16 l/VVE/VTOH 16 Tracy 1 16a K ATTORNEYS 7 ing in oni;EDWARD raacv, or ORLANDO, rnoarnn.

' V Specification of LettersPatent.

con'raiivna Eon CEDAR snnvrnes v Patented Feb. eei.

kpplication'fi led February 14, 1920. Serial No. 358,635.

vented certain new and useful Improvements in Containers for CedarShavings, of which the following isarspecification.

My invention relates generally to boxes and particularly to a containerfor cedar shavings or the like which is comparatively small to permit ofits being placed in a trunk 'or other-clothes receptacle for preventingmoths from attacking the clothes.

A purpose of my invention is the provision of a container of the abovedescribed character which will allow of the exposing of the cedarshavings to the air while at the same time preventing the shavings frombeing displaced from the container. It is also a purpose of my inventionto provide a container which comprises sections so interfitted as toeliminate the use of nails or other fastening members for securing thesections together.

I will describe one form of container embodying my invention and willthen point out the novel features thereof 1n claim. Y

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a view showing in perspective one form of containerembodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the inner side'of one of the endsections.

Fig. 4 is a detail fragmentary view showplan a portion of one of the endmembers.

7 Referring specifically to the drawings, in which similar referencecharacters refer to similar parts, S and S designate the side sectionsof the container which as shown to advantage in Fig. 2 are providedupontheir confronting faces with longitudinally extending grooves 15 and15, the upper grooves 15 of which coact to slidably receivea foraminoustop section T while the lower grooves 15 coact to slidablyreceive abottom section B. The sections S and S are connected at their ends byend sections E and E'. As shownin Fig. 3, each end section E or E isprovided on its inner side with vertically extending grooves 16' andhorizontally extending grooves 17, all of such grooves being formed atthe marginal edge of the section in such manner as to provide flanges 16and 1?, respectively.v

As shown in Fig. 1, the opposite ends of each side section S or S areintegrally formed witlrvertically' extending ribs 18 which are adaptedto snugly fit within the vertical grooves 16 of the end sections E andE. It will be particularly noted that the ribs 18 are formed on the sidesections E and E in such manner as to provide a shoulder 19 at one sideof the ribs, such shoulder in the assembled position of the sectionscontacting with the flanges 16 of the end sections E and E.

The end sections E and E are permanently secured to the side sections Sand S by inserting a film of glue between the confronting faces of theshoulders 19 and the parts 16*. Prior to the gluing of one end sectionto the side sections, however, thebottom section B is inserted into thegrooves 15 with its opposite ends disposed within the horizontal grooves17 of the end sections in such manner that the flanges 17 preventoutward lateral movement of the bottom section and thereby lock the sameto the end and side sections.

After the bottom section has been placed in position, the foraminous topsection T is now applied, it being readily insertible into the grooves15 of the side sections and into the upper groove 17 of the end section.The container is now filled with cedar shavings as indicated at C inFig. 2 whereupon the remaining end section is applied so that theadjacent end of the top section T extends into the upper groove 17thereof, the adjacent end of the bottom section B extending into thelower groove 17 thereof, and the adjacent ends of the side sectionsextending into the vertical groove 16. In the present instance, themember T is formed of wire tion I have shown the foraminous member p ofthe appended claim. 4

'T formed of wire screen but it is to be understood that it may beformed of any suitable material which will permit the clrcula- 7 tion ofair to and from the interior of the container. 7 Although I have hereinshown and described only one form of container embodying my invention,it is to be understood that various changesv and modifications may bemade herein without departing from the spirit of the invention or thespirlt and scope What claim is :-V A container of the characterdescribed comprising, side sections having grooves formed therein atcorresponding oints, ribs formed on the opposite ends of said sections,end sections having their confronting sides formed with verticallyextending grooves and horizontally extending grooves between and in adifferent vertical plane with respect 7 to the first grooves, a bottomsection fitted;

within the groovesof the side sections, and certain of the horizontalgrooves of the end sections, and a top section fitted within the groovesof the side sections and'within certainof the horizontal grooves of theend sec-.

, tions, said side and end sections being associated in such manner thatthe ribs fit with in the vertical rooves of the end sections. 7 J O NEDWARD TRACY;

